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    Official Ampeg Portaflex Club

    thanks for the reply jimmy and david. david - i have already replaced the gasket, speaker (with a Delta emminence 15) and the tubes (from fliptops) - so i am committed to getting the best sound out of it that i can. i suspect that the caps may be in need of replacing but i am wondering if maybe...
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    b15s - sweet round tone or barky midrange?

    you have to select 1 channel - it's a toggle switch - not separate inputs. see the left toggle - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=140474442900
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    b15s - sweet round tone or barky midrange?

    this is a b15s - there are no rocker/tone switches. just a toggle between bass/flat/guitar and 2 channels with volume/trb/bass. the bass channel is like taking everything above 1 k out completely. no treble at all. like total dub tone. the middle toggle is probably the best but has too...
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    Official Ampeg Portaflex Club

    is this an okay place to post questions about b15s? i am new here.... but i am looking for input from those who know the differences in tone between the 15s and 15n. i have a 15s and so far it's not sounding as sweet as i'd hoped :( (i started a thread here -...
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    b15s - sweet round tone or barky midrange?

    i'd love to hear from somebody who knows both amps and can speak to the difference in tone between b15n and b15s.
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    b15s - sweet round tone or barky midrange?

    that's what i originally thought but i came across this on here elsewhere and found it interesting: Quote: Originally Posted by Bassflute View Post twice the power (60 devastating watts), a bigger cab, more tone controls, and weighed a ******* TON if you had the optional Altec-Lansing (pre-JBL)...
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    b15s - sweet round tone or barky midrange?

    i put a delta emminence 15 in it. the rattle is the head itself - not the latches or speaker.
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    b15s - sweet round tone or barky midrange?

    hey all - i am new here and just posted this at the end of another thread but might be better as it's own thread. i have a b15s that i have been trying to make sound good. i have rented b15ns in the past for recording and LOOOOVE them- so buttery and round. a year ago i traded some...
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    So I missed my chance for an Ampeg B15...

    i am new to the forum here but very interested to come across your post. i have a b15s that i have been trying hard to make sound good. i have rented b15ns in the past for recording and LOOOOVE them- so buttery and round. a year ago i traded some recording time with a buddy for his B15s...